The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-20

not stop it was continued III lower tone. As
the prayer closed the members of the Senate |
filed in and took seats where they had been
reserved on the right-hand side OF the Speakers
desk AS Senator A. G. Smith stepped upon
the platform beside Speaker Sayres the two
gentlemen shook hands
Here the gavel was pessed into the hands of
Senator Smith. Those w'lo have heard Mr
Smiths voice appreciate the fact that there is no
call for voice of that character in conserva-
tory of music. Sezing the gavel. he shouted,
The joint convention, for the purpose OF elect
ing United States Senator in Congress. will
come TO order. Senators will take seats in
the place provided for them. Persons in the gal
lery will keep order" Then. very savagey "The
Door keeper will see that loud talking at that
door is stopped" Directly afterwards he began
again, humping violently with the eavel upon
the desk, the whole affair being itself unneces-
sary and out Of order: 'Visitors in the lobby
will stand back from the seats of the members.
The Door-keeper will enforce this order. Make
a passway between the seats of the members and
the lobby. Persons holding seats designed for
the Senators will abandon those seats The
Door keeper will furnish seats for the Senators.
Move this crowd away from the Senators here.
Will the door keepers the order enforced|
The persons on the floor of the House were
quiet and orderly, and there no call what
ever for any such display of prize-ring manners
as that made by the Senator from Jennings. His
manner was calculated to provoke hostility and
| opposition where none had before existed See
| ing this, Speaker Savre rose and mildly re-
| quested that the Doorkeeper provide sufficient
chairs for the Senators. This had the effect to
start the awful Smith again, who said: 1.-The
Door keeper was told to provide fifty chairs for
the Senators. 1t is evident he has not. He will
provide them at once. Captain Pritchett move
| this crowd out OF here. Move it out of the lob
| By, 1 say
The roll OF the Senate and the roll of the
House were each read for the purpose of deter
| mining who present. Fifty names were
answered to in the Senate, the name of Branna-
man being called as that of the Senator from
Jackson and Lawrence. In the House one hun
dred names were responded TO-
The Secretary of the Senate then read the fol-
lowing paper
caucus to the Democratic members of the Fiftyffth
General Assembly that, by way of an orderly and
amcabe settlement OF the difficulties relating to the
joint convention the President of the Senate, the
Hon. A. G. Smith shall call the joint convention to
order and then declare that the Speaker of the House
| shall conduct the subsequent proceedings.
No legal rights of said Smith to be thereby waived
or affected that thereupon the Speaker of the House
shall preside over the deliberations of the joint
vention: that the roll of each hou is stand and be
called as it existed Tuesday Jan. IL, 1887 and
each member thereon ST all be called and shall actu-
ally and have his vote recorded that any member
of the convention is to have the right to object
the name OF any person upon the roll of either
house being called against his being permitted to
cast vote, against further proceeding therein
and to protest any vote being received and counted
against any other act and to have his protest and OBJ
lection therefor entered upon the journals of both
houses the Senate attend the joint convention attend
Assistant Secretary only without show of
force and that the result of the balong by said joint
convention shall be announced by the said Smith and
the Speaker shall thereupon adj urn the joint
vcnton Colonel Robertson, in Difference to the in
junction of Judge Ayres. is to take no part in the
holding OF said joint convention nor in any wise at
, tempt to participate therein.
The President of the Senate shall order the calling
Of the Senate roll and the Speaker of the House the
roll of the House Any violation of the spirit and
letter of this memorandum shall result in It's abroga-
ton This agreement to be in full force until SEN
ator is elected
JEwErr CAMPBELL
| FOWLER, GORDON.
| SELLERS GARDINER,
FRENCH, JOHNSON,
| ktLIISON.
Here Senator Smith remarked: ''The Presi-
dent of the Senate desires to say, in entering
into this agreement, that he valves no privilege
and no right; he simply agrees to it in respect to
law and ORDER
At this Representative was heard to remark:
"And your speech is in itself violation of the
agreement"
The Speaker of the House then took the gavel.
The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the
House each in turn read the proceedings of the
Senate and the House of the previous day in
!. reference to the election of a United States Sen
ator. The Speaker announced that. as there had
been no election OF Senator by the separate vote
of the two houses, 1t was in order to proceed by
joint ballot to select Senator Rahm moved
l that the persons TO he voted for be placed in
= nomination, which carried.
Hon. Mason j. Niblack. Representative oil
. !" Knox county, in placing in nomination Hon.
: David Turpie. spoke briefly. He had known
), | Judge Turpe only as a statesman, orator,
y jurist and gentleman well qualified to perform
. the duties that devolve upon the high Office of
! Senator in the federal Congress. He would
. prove himself to be the peer of any member O
. that august body.
Hon. James l. Parler. the Representative o
= Upton county, seconded the nomination b.
: terning it a tribute of love. Thirty four year
ago the speakers father was a member Of thi
body. representing the came county, at the session
|, ! in which Judge Turpie was also member ant
!, from that time there was inculcated in his mine
e love and reverence for David Turpie that ha
never waned. Since that time Judge Turpi
J. has risen to positions of eminence and ha
!" shown a character beyond reproach.
Hon j. n. Huston, the Senator from Fayett
and Henry, said:
n Mr.. President, Gentlemen of the Joint Conventio,
: We assembled at this hour in ful6llment of
~ duty that is fraught with great responsibility. A
representatives of the people, intrused wit
e, no more important duty and privilege than that
ID eectng representative in the Senate of tn
n United States.
ne Indiana has taken and occupies exalted posito
in the ssterhood of States 1t is proper and quite
sentia that great interests should be intrusted
only such fitted to properly guard and prote,
=. them. The position should command the best taller
70 the State afords-a man OF experience. of broa
o. comprehensive mind, and fully in accord with Il
spirit of free institutions who is qualified
among the leaders and who will reflect honor upon
at State.
or am authorized on the part of the Republicans
present candidate for the United States Senate Il
W. of one who is in every fitted for the pos
ton, able lawyer of large legislative experience
81 Christian gentleman who has always found reao
to respond to the call OF duty; thoroughly know
On by the people ard in sympathy with the masses:
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